YA PROGRAMME PLAN 2013
YA PROGRAMME PLAN 2013 1. Introduction 2012 was a recovery year for Kenya following the drought in the Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs) in 2011. The language was one of resilience, building on lessons learnt from 2011, building local capacities, particularly at community and local government level which feeds into preparedness for the next drought, an inevitability within the next couple of years. The urban informal settlements and slums experienced price spikes which continue to create hardships for the chronically poor. Election fever has gripped the country and while constitutionally this was supposed to take place in August 2012, then postponed to December 2012, the date has now been fixed for March 4 th 2013. The elections will be the first since devolved power was voted in under the new constitution in 2010. The task is enormous as 8 Provincial and 290 District governance structures will be dismantled and 47 Counties with devolved governance, including devolved budgets will take their place. Sessional papers, policies and acts are being developed, consultations taking place around the country and finally being steered through Parliament, to be completed before Parliament is dissolved, in the run up to the elections. The election will be multi-layered, including for President and members of Parliament, for County Governors and Council members. The stakes are high. Violence has already broken out in several parts of the country as candidates position themselves. Assistant ministers have already been arrested for hate speech. An added complexity is that possibly two Presidential candidates have been indicted under the International Criminal Court, for war crimes following the 2007 elections. Election preparedness, being led by the government, is taking place around the country under 3 pillars including, Security, Mass Casualties, and Humanitarian Response, the latter being delegated to OCHA to coordinate. Concern is leading on this for Nairobi. If the elections go well Kenya can look forward to good economic growth rates. Real GDP is expected to grow by 5.3% in the 2012-16 forecast period, following expansion of 4.4% in 2011. This rapid growth rate hides the increasing division between the growing number of people living in extreme poverty and the relatively small group with increasing wealth. Implementation of the Country Strategic Plan for Kenya 2012-2016 has commenced. The primary geographic focus is on Urban Slums and the ASALs. The Country Strategy comprises three strategic goals and nine country specific objectives. These were derived from a comprehensive analysis of the external situation of which the promulgation of Kenya s Constitution featured prominently along with an analysis of Concern s internal factors. A significant shift in strategy will result with greater focus on people centred approaches as the foundation of programming and on government obligation in pro poor social and economic service delivery. Delivering a quality emergency response remains a core area for the Kenya Programme. The Kenya Programme will remain with five programmes: Education, Nutrition, Food Income and Markets, HIV and AIDS, with the Advocacy programme integrated into each sector and the aim to expand into WASH in 2013 as co funding becomes available. Despite budget cuts, Kenya s strategic plan calls for significant growth over its five year period with leveraging co financing a key strategic objective. Building on the resilience agenda Concern entered into an ECHO consortium with Oxfam, ACTED, VSF Belgium, and Swiss VSF for the ASAL areas, building on the individual strengths and expertise of the organisations for a more holistic programme across a wider geographical spread. It can also be used by ECHO as a funding vehicle for rapid response in case of crisis. Concern also became a member of the ASAL Alliance, a group of NGOs who advocate with both Government and donors for pro ASAL policies and resources.
Work continued with partners on deepening their skills in people centred approaches, mainstreaming HIV and AIDS, human rights based advocacy, Accountability planning, including CRM, will continue in 2013. In 2013 the general elections will be conducted, and a new devolved government will emerge for the first time, in keeping with the Constitution. The thrust of the Advocacy programme will be to ensure the poor and most vulnerable are incorporated at County and Ward level decision making from the very onset. 2. Programmes Health and Nutrition Programme: Concern will continue to work with health systems structures to integrate High Impact Nutrition Intervention (HINI) into the health system delivery to improve the health and nutritional status of children under five (359,882) and pregnant and lactating women (137,537) in the poorest communities in ASAL region (Moyale, Sololo, Chalbi, Kajiado and Loitokitok), and urban informal settlement in Nairobi (Mathare, Korogocho, Baba Dogo, Mukuru Ruben, Mukuru Njenga, Dandora Kangemi) and Kisumu. In 2013 the programme will focus in: Transforming socio cultural practices that negatively affect under nutrition. Concern will lead partners, through Community Conversations (CCs), to transform socio cultural practices that negatively affect the health and nutrition of women and children Strengthening district and county health system capacity to scale up HINI interventions at the health facilities and at the community level. Concern will strengthen the capacity of District Health Management Team to provide on-the-job mentoring and monthly support supervision. In addition, system strengthening will focus on planning, budgeting, recruitment and retention of health workers, county and district level coordination as well as reporting through District Health Information Systems (DHIS). Reducing the impact of emergencies on under nutrition through the implementation of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) surge model and building the capacity of the district health management team in contingency planning. Improved policy implementation and resource allocation that support nutrition services though advocacy work at all levels. Advocacy will focus on lobbying the MoH for proper planning and prioritization of funding of HINI as well as recruitment and retention of health workers and provision of health services in the urban slums. In 2013 Concern will start implementing the new Child Survival Programme (CSP) in Moyale and Marsabit Central Districts which will support MoH to roll out of their nutrition strategy, (in which Concern was involved in developing). Depending on the availability of resources and in line with the country strategy, the urban nutrition programme will be expanded to the programme in the slums of Mombasa and we will exit the nutrition programme in Kajiado and Loitokitok. Pre the general elections in March 2013, which will give way to the formation of a devolved government, with decentralized health care delivery system, the programme will work on contingency planning and preparedness for any possible emergency in Urban Slums of Nairobi and Kisumu as a result of the election, and will strengthen county level engagement in setting up county health system for a greater influence in programing as well as in advocacy work. Education: Most Vulnerable Children Access and Complete Primary Education: In 2013 the programme enters the second year of 2012 2016 strategy that seeks to uphold the right to free and compulsory basic education for all children in Kenya. The programme will focus on increasing access and completion of free and compulsory primary education for 42,000 most vulnerable children. These are children living in abject poverty in urban slums and informal settlements in Nairobi and Mombasa; pockets of poverty in
Migori, Homa Bay and Suba areas where children live in the shadow of HIV and AIDS and Marsabit County where 76% of the population is illiterate and between 76% and 91% live below the poverty line. The programme will achieve the following 3 results: (1) Child protection mechanisms established and functional in targeted schools; (2) Strengthened County and sub county education structures for quality service delivery; (3) Improved governance and management of schools by the community, SMCs, and head teachers. Key outputs 10% of schools and communities reporting and taking action on cases of SRGBV and all forms of child abuse 10% improvement in early grade (grade 1-3) literacy and numeracy for disadvantaged children 4 County and sub county education plans reflect community priorities 3% increase in communities taking up their roles in governance and management of schools. The programme will be implemented in partnership with target community grounded NGOs namely: Community Action for Rural Development (CARD) and DEVLINK in Migori and Homa Bay County respectively and Daraja Civic in Nairobi slums. Formal Institutions for provision of Free Primary Education in Urban Slums and Informal Settlements are a priority for County Governments, with involvement of civil society at Ward level. The programme will enhance the capacity of School Management Committees to engage with communities and local government at the Ward level. By linking CCs to school management it is expected that school development needs will be prioritised at the Ward and County level. Similarly, accountability and integrity in school management will result from increased participation of communities in management of school affairs. HIV and AIDS Programme Secure the Future of Vulnerable Children Affected by HIV and AIDS (CAHA): 2013 will mark the third year into the current strategy, that seeks to improve quality of life 1 of 22,000 HIV&AIDS affected children, as the government and 100 communities increasingly take up their role in care and support for these children. During this year the programme will reduce vulnerability among 15,000 CAHA in 100 communities in Korogocho, Mathare and Mukuru slums in Nairobi and Kisumu East, Ndhiwa and Suba in Homa Bay County, and Suba West in Migori County. This programme will achieve the following results in: (a) 100 communities taking action to reduce stigma and discrimination and risky sexual behaviour affecting 15,000 affected children; (2) Government adopting the socially transformative CC approach to develop AIDS Competency in Kenya Key outputs: 100 communities are taking action to reduce stigma and discrimination and risky sexual behaviour affecting 15,000 (60%) affected children; % increase in the number of mothers accessing full range of PMTCT services 80% of communities develop service improvement action plans with service providers 5000 of CAHA that receive health, education, psychosocial services Ministry of Health and NACC adopt CC The programme will be implemented by: Redeemed Gospel Church in Korogocho and Mathare; Mukuru Slums Development Programme in Mukuru; and Community Action for Rural Development (CARD) 1 Quality of life will be measured in terms of improved access to prevention, treatment and care services
and DEVLINK in Migori and Homa Bay County respectively; and Kisumu Medical Education Trust in Kisumu East. The Food, Income, and Markets (FIM) Programme was designed in 2012. A new programme for the Kenya Country Programme, it cuts across both pastoral and urban settings with the main objective of creating resilience to shocks in a rapidly changing environment among the extreme poor in ASAL areas of Marsabit and Kajiado Counties and urban informal settlements of Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. The programme will focus on four result areas in 2013, specifically, increasing return on assets, improved capacity to participate in and interact with markets, reducing marginalisation and improving adaptability to a changing environment reaching approximately 10,000 beneficiaries in the urban slums and the ASAL areas. Advocacy, Social Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction are the three core strategies that will form the basis for contributing to these results and upon which the specific activities for 2013 will be implemented. Specific outputs for 2013 include: At least 10 communities have key natural resource sharing agreements in place A public-private partnership model for water service provision and management is designed and piloted in Marsabit 2,500 beneficiaries are accessing financial services (savings / loans) At least 2 value chains developed/strengthened 2,000 households receive animal health services as part of asset protection At least 5 organizations working in urban slum adopt the use of the urban surveillance tool 10 communities have a disaster preparedness and contingency plan in place These results will be achieved working through partnership with: CIFA, PISP and NIA in the Arid Lands and KMET and RGC in the urban slums. The Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Affairs will be the main target for advocacy action on social protection. Efforts to advocate for the finalization of the GoK Social Protection Policy are expected to continue into 2013. With the enactment of the Social Protection Policy in 2012, the advocacy priority will shift towards ensuring that the provisions are embedded in legal frameworks. At the same time, the Advocacy programme will focus on rights awareness and education to improve demand and accountability for social protection services. The programme will undertake these activities in partnership with civil society advocacy coalitions and the ministry responsible for social protection. Advocacy will continue on the relocation of the Dandora dumpsite and securing a sustainable livelihood for poor households who earn a living from the dumpsite. Collaboration with Alliance 2015 partner CESVI has proven successful and will continue. With the coming of the County Government, advocacy will focus on getting the County Government to implement the recommendations of the Trash and Tragedy report. The research component aimed at identifying key indicators for monitoring urban vulnerability and emergencies and testing thresholds will move to its next phase in 2013 and a further 3 years of funding has been secured for this. In 2012 a situation analysis was conducted to establish the extent to which the formal water sector respects, protect and fulfils the right to adequate water. This exercise also involved the mapping of water assets in Marsabit County, which is the case County. In 2013, an advocacy programme will be developed in line with the findings of the report. The intended result is to ensure that communities that are presently marginalised from the formal water sector are integrated to the extent that they realise their right to adequate water. In 2013 an advocacy agenda will be developed and partners recruited.
Activities will be implemented through local partners Redeemed Gospel Church, Kutoka Network, and African Public Health and Research Centre (APHRC) in Nairobi and Great Lakes University in Kisumu. 3. Monitoring and Evaluation Internal M & E systems will continue to be strengthened during 2013 and Baselines for the newly developed Health and Nutrition, Education, and FIM programmes will be completed. Each programme now has a five year programme proposal and logical framework in line with and complementing the Country Strategy. Monitoring plans will be the focus for development in 2013 as part of the baseline process. Annual detailed descriptive workplans including procurement plans will be developed for 2013 against the programme proposals with annual targets build in. Each programme will produce a quarterly report providing progress against annual targets and analysing contribution toward five year strategic targets. Evaluations and Reviews: Programme Contextual Analysis Survey (e.g. baseline/ mid line/ endline) M T Review / Evaluation Internal / External Donor (if Applicable) Education HIV&AIDS Advocacy ASAL water Sector Institutional Assessment - January 2013 Baseline in Jan/Feb 2013 PMTCT baseline in Mukuru in Jan Nutrition Nutrition Survey Once per Programme in May /June i.e. Kajiado, Moyale and Marsabit FIM Community Based Surveillance Quarterly in ASAL and Bi-annually in Urban Coverage Assessment March and September Baseline January Baseline January Endline evaluation Social Protection Advocacy Jan 2013 DFID